Telephone-receiver attachment



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J. MHRZEJEWSKB TELEPHONE RECEIVER ATTACHMENT Filed Oct. 12. 1922 iii Patented Dec. 4, 1923.

UNITED STATES JULIUS MIRZEJ EV] SKI, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

TELEPHONE-RECEIVER A'lTlkCI-Ih-IENT.

Application filed Gctober 12, 1922. Serial No. 594,068.

To all whom 2'25- mag concern:

Be it known that I, JULIUS MInznJmvsKr,

a citizen of the United States, and resident of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of lVisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in T elephone-Receiver Attachments; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

This invention relates to telephone attachments and although particularly adapted for desk telephones, may be used with other types of telephones.

As is well known, the usual type of telephone oifers numerous inconveniences in that it requires the use of at least one of the operators hands for holding the receiver. It frequently happens that it is desirable for the operator to have both hands free, and it is not expedient for him to use the usual type of head telephone receivers employed by telephone exchange operators. It, therefore, becomes apparent that it is desirable to provide an attachment for the usual type of telephone which will adapt them to the needs of the users.

Objects of this invention, therefore, are to provide an attachment for the usual type of telephone so organized that it will hold the receiver in correct position for immediate use without necessitatingthe use of one of the users hands; to provide an attachment which will hold the receiver in any desired position of adjustment; to provide an attachment which is stable and of sturdy construction and not likely to cause the tipping of the telephone, and to provide means for holding the lever of the telephone down without requiring the placing of the receiver thereon.

An embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of the device applied to the usual type of telephone.

Figure 2 is a sectional view on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 1, and

Figure 4 is a fragmentary detail.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, it will be seen that the telephone chosen for representation is of the usual desk type consisting of a base, a standard 2, mouthpiece 3, the receiver holding lever 4, and receiver 5.

The base of the telephone is placed in a cup shaped receptacle 1, to which a support ing bracket 6 is secured in any suitable manner, as for example, by means of a pair of screws 7, such bracket being conveniently provided with a downturned lip 8 adapted to receive the lower end of a spring 9. The spring 9 carries, at its upper end, a bifurcated link 10, whose outwardly projecting arm 11 are adapted to bear upon the upper portion of the arms 12 of the telephone lever 4, to thereby temporarily retain the lever in its lower position. It is to be noted that'the arms 11 join an outwardly bowed portion which fits between the arm 12 'of'he lever.

The bracket 6 terminates in a horizontal upper portion 13..provided with an aperture thru which the threaded portion of a screw 14 is passed, such screw being provided with a knurled manipulating head 15.

A strap 16 rests upon the upper surface of the portion 13, and is provided with an elongated adjusting slot 17 thru which the screw passes, a. nut 18 of ornamental appearance being screwed to the lower portion of the screw, as shown in section in Figure 1. The strap 16 is provided with an angular portion 19, which projects vertically therefrom, and is adapted to contact with the surface of a vertical strap 20, the upper portion of such strap terminating in a horizontal arm 21. A second vertical strap 22 is positioned upon the opposite side of the strap 20, and carries at its lower end, a supporting base 23 adapted to rest upon the table top, and to stabilize the apparatus. The bottom portion of the members 1 and 23 may have felt linings 1 if desired. The straps 19, 20 and 22 are clamped together by means of the screw 24 and the nut 25. A convenient and serviceable way of forming the nut 25 is illustrated in Figure 3, which is a sectional view thru such nut. It will be seen that the nut is provided with side flanges 26, which guide the associated straps and keep them in correct alinement.

The receiver holding portion of the apparatus consists of two pairs of spring arms 27 and 28, which are adapted to grip the rear and forward portions of the receiver. The lOWer ends of these pairs of spring arms are riveted to a longitudinally extending member 29, pivotally lockedto the upper end of a bracket 30, by means of the hand screw 31. The lower portion of the bracket 31 is enlarged, and is provided with a threaded extension 32 which cooperates with a manually operated wing nut The operation of the device is as follows :Any position of the receiver desired with reference to the mouthpiece 3 is secured by loosening the nut 15 and moving the receiver towards, or away from, such mouthpiece. It is to be noted that the strap 16 may be rocked about the portion 13 of the support to place the receiver in other angular positions than that shown in Figure 1. IV hen the correct position has been ob tained, the screw is tightened, thereby loc -ing the parts in adjusted position. he

height of the receiver is adjusted and the screw 2% manipulated to lock the parts in their adjusted position. The receiver may be tilted in a vertical plane, the member 29 freely pivoting upon its supported screw and thereafter being locked in such position. A similar adjustment in a horizontal plane may be secured by rotating the receiver holding portion and thereafter locking the wing nut 33. When the telephone is not in use, the arms 11 of the spring held link 10 are positioned upon the lever to retain it in its lowest position. They may be quickly detached and replaced, as desired.

It will thus be seen that an attachment for a telephone has been provided which holds the receiver in any desired adjusted position with respect to the main portion of the telephone, and that easily detachable means have been provided for retaining the telephone lever in inoperative position.

I claim:

An attachment for a telephone comprisinga main cup shaped base adapted to receive the bottom portion of said telephone, an auxiliary base, a laterally adjustable member joining said 7 ases, a vertically adjustable member extending upwardly from said aux iliary base, universally mounted yoke carried by the upper portion of said vertically adjustable member, spring arms carried by said yoke and adapted to engage a telephone receiver, a spring secured to said main base and a bifurcated member secured to the outer end of said spring and adapted to en gage the arms of the telephone receiver hook.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand at Milwaukee, in

the county of Milwaukee and State of lVisconsin.

JULIUS MIRZEJEWSKI. 

